Written for the Season Eight Missing Scenes Challenge Pack. DeadAlive: Coping. Elements: There are three months missing from this episode. Write a fic set between Mulder's funeral and resurrection about how Scully feels about facing parenthood without his help and support.

Written for the Nursery Files challenge. What happened to Monica and John at the end of The Truth? Did they meet up with some old friends? Either way, they go on a journey with an outcome that neither of them could have ever expected.

He regarded her carefully, unsure of her intentions, or his own, really. But his need to not be alone that night and for the dreams to stop, overwhelmed him and he wondered if he could not find sanity in the arms of the rational, sensible Agent Scully

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